The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-10-20

A GOOD STORY.
Atlanta { Ga. Journal.

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when log houses were good enough
for the average Georgian, a certain
doctor presided over Franklin Col
lege.
The simple habits of their dignl-
fed sires did not prevent the boys of
those Gays from having their fun
indeed, they carried on an amount of
devilment which the college boys of
these restless times would consider
respectable.
The boys thought that anything
was fair which would make one of
the faculty the victim of Joke, and
on one occasion they laid dark plot
to rob the doctors poultry yard and
afterwards celebrate The event by a
midnight banquet.
The doctof's chickens were the
pride of his domestic establishment.
and he had built tor their accommo.
cation log house. The logs were
"notched down" at the corners and
held in their place by their own
weight and that Of the roof.
Atsa late hour the boys repaired
to the hen-house, armed with fence
rail. 1t was an easy matter to insert
the rail between two logs and prize
up those above so as to make an open
ing through which a man could
crawl. A dapper young fellow, who
had visited the doctors daughters,
went in and began to pull the chick:
ems oft the roos and wiring their
necks. While he did so the bows
outside Kept their weight on the rail
and so kept the crack open for his
escape. The nice young man, whom
we W il call Bob, had dropped about
"a dozen chickens outside and the
whole crowd was in high glee over
the prospective banquet. Just then
a big old rooster cackled.
Look out, Bob; break that roost
er's neck and stop his noise"
Ssh what's that?'
There was low groWl.
Boys, you have let these logs
down too low; lift them little so |
can get out BE quick about i'll"
At that instant there was "a loud
bark and big dog bounded into the
poultry yard. The boys on the out
side toran instant stood their ground.
They dropped the rail aud grabbed
chance weapons to beat off the dog.
hut before they could disable him
the back door of the doctors resi-
dence opened and his tall figure I'D
peared. The boys scattered, all but
one.
The logs had come together again
and Bob was prisoner. He crouch
e ! in a corner and held bis breath.
hoping that he would be overlooked.
but the dog told whore he was.
BY this time the doctor had come
up and other members of the family
came out, eager to see who was
caught i'll the man trap.
why its Bob"
"Who would have thought it p
The ordinations were heard in the
house and echoed by the young la
dies. Then the door Of the log house
was opened and the young man was
sent 10 the dormitory. lie was call
ed before the faculty the next morn
Ing. The poor fellow would have
sold himself Tor song, and expected
TO be peremtorily expelled and per
haps prosecuted.
Meantime the doctor rad thought
the matter over lie was a man of
great sagacity in the man igement of
boys, and he recognized this freak as
piece OF wild mischief which might
not be meanness. lie resolved to
give the matter such disposition as
would put sober head on the young
man. Accordingly, when the down
cast Bob appeared, looking like
criminal, the doctor lectured him Sc
verely, but in fatherly way and
told HIM that such an offense must
not go without severe punishment.
Bob expected to hear the sentence
Of his expulsion. With measured
tones, like judge pronouncng the
death sentence, the doctor said
MIR, | will expect you 10
take supper with me tonight, and as
you show tondness for chicken, the
fowls you took off the roost last night
will be on the table"
Bob would rather have been ex-
PEELED. Bot Tor the distress it would
cause his parents he would have gone
home. In spite of his larks there
was good stuff in Bob, and with a
tremendous effort he resolved to face
the music.
1t is impossible to describe the
mental agony Bob went through that
evening when he sat at the table
where the doctor presided with court
ly dignity.
His elegant wife could not have
been more courteous to an honored
guest than she was to Bob. and her
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